Arkansas State House District 8

Tue, Nov 3 · Vacant. The member list we use shows no one in this seat.

Regular election · Tue, Nov 3

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Special election · Tue, Nov 3

No published poll names both candidates.Last time this seat was on the ballot · 2024 general (different candidates): Austin McCollum (R) 76.3, Michael J. Kalagias (L) 23.7No current holder is listed. This is the last result, not who sits there now.

Parker John StohltonDemocratic

Last election: Austin McCollum (Republican) won by 52.6 points, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Brian ArmasRepublican

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Parker John StohltonDemocratic
Kara ArmasRepublican

Source: arkansas.tally-enr.com, dated Oct 28

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History (29 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 14,330
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2024)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAustin McCollumWon	Republican	10,93276.3%	76.3%
LibertarianMichael J. Kalagias	Libertarian	3,39823.7%	23.7%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAustin McCollumWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,469100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,006
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJeffrey R. WardlawWon(incumbent)	Republican	6,96669.6%	69.6%
DemocraticChristopher Ogburn	Democratic	3,04030.4%	30.4%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJeffrey R. WardlawWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJeff WardlawWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJeff WardlawWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJeffrey R. WardlawWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 6,850
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJeff R. WardlawWon	Democratic	4,32463.1%	63.1%
IndependentThomas R. McLemore	Independent	2,52636.9%	36.9%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGregg ReepWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGregg ReepWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGregg ReepWon	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoyce DeesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 12,657
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill PritchardWon	Republican	6,86854.3%	54.3%
DemocraticHeather A. Daniel	Democratic	5,78945.7%	45.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,703
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSue MadisonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,25354.1%	54.1%
RepublicanBill Pritchard	Republican	4,45045.9%	45.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,561
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSue MadisonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,89551.0%	51.0%
RepublicanBill Pritchard	Republican	5,66649.0%	49.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,107
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSue MadisonWon	Democratic	4,45755.0%	55.0%
RepublicanJerry Holloway	Republican	3,65045.0%	45.0%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBob FairchildWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMichael DavisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMichael DavisWon	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCliff BrownWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCliff BrownWon	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohnny RapertWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 7,879
Election day: November 4, 1980
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJerry HinshawWon	Republican	4,76260.4%	60.4%
DemocraticRailey A. Steele	Democratic	3,11739.6%	39.6%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPreston BynumWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPreston BynumWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPreston BynumWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 4,921
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPreston BynumWon(incumbent)	Republican	3,82577.7%	77.7%
OtherHoyt	Other	1,09622.3%	22.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,468
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSterlin HurleyWon	Democratic	4,38651.8%	51.8%
RepublicanMarshall Chrisman(incumbent)	Republican	4,08248.2%	48.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,721
Election day: November 5, 1968
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMarshall ChrismanWon	Republican	4,00351.9%	51.9%
OtherWharton	Other	3,71848.1%	48.1%

2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2024.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ar/sldl:8

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026